Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe: Legitimacy and Change

Book Description
This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of post-communism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military-society relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by international experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Ukraine.



About the Author
Anthony Forster is Professor of Politics and International Relations and Director of the Governance Research Centre, Department of Politics, University of Bristol, UK.

Timothy Edmunds is Lecturer in Defence Studies, King's College London and the Joint Services Command & Staff College, UK.

Andrew Cottey is Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration and Lecturer, Department of Government, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland.



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Soldiers and Societies in Postcommunist Europe examines the development of military -- society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Across the region, armed forces' relationships with their societies have undergone tremendous change during this period. This has resulted from the changed strategic environment in Europe, declining popular threat-perceptions and depoliticization and restructuring of the armed forces themselves. Traditional bases for armed forces' legitimacy in societies have often declined, to be replaced with new ones focused around new military roles. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Ukraine. The book -- the third in a series of four volumes on different aspects of civil-military relations in postcommunist Europe -- explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military -- society relations in this changing region.


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